February 6th

February 6, 2013

By

Amy Geer

The Kane Wolves boysâ€™ varsity basketball team started out hot in Wednesday nightâ€™s game against the Brockway Rovers. The Wolves led by as many as eight in the first quarter and 12 in the second before a big third quarter by the Rovers gave the visitors a slim lead going into the fourth quarter in the Wolvesâ€™ Den.
Brockway took advantage of a few late Kane turnovers and hit their free throws down the stretch to leave with the hard-fought 72-64 victory.

February 6, 2013

By

Dick Coleman

The American Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Kane on Monday and exceeded its goal.
The blood collection program was held in Bartlett Hall at the First United Methodist Church on Greeves Street. Nurses and phlebotomists from the Red Cross Blood Center in Buffalo conducted the blood drive.
The quota for the day was to collect 31 â€śfullâ€ť units of blood in a six-hour period for the Bloodmobile stop.

February 5, 2013

By

Ted Lutz

MT. JEWETT â€“ A Mt. Jewett woman claims it's dangerous to walk down the East Main Street sidewalk due to aggressive dogs.
Speaking Monday at a meeting of the Mt. Jewett Borough Council, Jennifer Rush of 53 E. Main St. said three or four dogs interfere with pedestrian traffic on the north side sidewalk of East Main Street at a residence near My Sister's Place restaurant.

February 5, 2013

Anthony D. Gallo, age 86, of the Bradford Ecumenical Home, Bradford, formerly of Kent Boulevard, Salamanca, N.Y., died early Tuesday morning, Feb. 5, 2013 following a long illness.
Born Feb. 13, 1926 in Kane, he was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa Perri Gallo.
Mr. Gallo was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II on both the USS Savannah and the USS Altair. He was awarded the Pacific Theater Ribbon, the American Theater Ribbon, and the Victory Medal.

February 4th

February 4, 2013

By

Amy Geer

Kane eighth grader Frank Truden (22) lets a 3-pointer fly during Monday's game with Brookville. Despite Truden's efforts, the young Wolves came up a little short against the Raiders. The season is winding down for the Wolves, with only two weeks remaining in their season.

February 4, 2013

By

Ted Lutz

New Growth Resources, Inc. of Kane late last month removed 90 dead and dying trees from Evergreen Park in the borough as a community service.
Company workers returned Monday to remove stumps and other woody debris to prepare the park for new trees.

February 3rd

February 3, 2013

DuBOIS â€“ The 2012-2013 Lady Wolves are making their mark on the all-time Kane girlsâ€™ basketball record book.
Two days after fellow senior Kaila Jamerson became the Lady Wolves all-time leading scorer, point guard Dawn Saquin replaced her sister Andrea at the top of the all-time assist list. Dawn finished the night with seven assists to make her career total 241, one better than Andrea.

February 2nd

February 2, 2013

Thousands of fans watched as Pennsylvania's world-famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil made his highly anticipated weather prognostication on Saturday, commemorating 127 years of Pennsylvania's unique Groundhog Day tradition.
Phil predicted an early spring after emerging from his burrow without seeing his shadow Saturday morning in the Pennsylvania Wilds.
According to holiday folklore, if the groundhog emerges in the early morning on Feb. 2 and does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring. If he sees his shadow, six more weeks of wintry weather are expected.

February 1st

February 1, 2013

By

Amy Geer

The Kane boysâ€™ basketball team dug themselves a deep hole at the beginning of Friday nightâ€™s game with DuBois Central Catholic and never recovered, losing a key game in their hopes of securing a playoff berth.